Description Louisiana Carved and Inlaid Hardwood Campeche Chair , early 19th c., tablet crest, foliate and geometric inlay, carved stiles, outswept arms, curule base, turned stretchers, leather seat, nailhead trim, h. 37 1/4 in., w. 27 3/4 in., d. 32 3/4 in Provenance: Collection of Brooke and Maria Fox, Metairie, LA. Note: The chair offered here has nearly identical features to a documented example of Louisiana origin, sold in these salesrooms (1987) illustrated in Furnishing Louisiana: Creole and Acadian Furniture, 1735-1835. Both very closely related chairs exhibit clipped upper stile backs, notch with rising scroll tablet sides, tapered turned stretchers, and cabriole arm supports. Ref.: Holden, Jack, et al. Furnishing Louisiana: Creole and Acadian Furniture, 1735-1835. The Historic New Orleans Collection, 2010, pg. 349.
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